Govt. puts ‘overage’ buses to test
The Hindu
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The Delhi Government has begun subjecting its aged buses to random fitness tests based on odd-even rotation to ensure that they keep in line with the required safety standards.
Ashish Kundra, transport secretary-cum-commissioner, said the buses — the ones owned by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and those plying under the cluster scheme — are being tested at the DTC facility in south-west Delhi’s Jhuljhuli. Barring a few buses, the entire 3,700-strong fleet of the public transporter is “overaged”.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.